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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 168, 2018
XXI. International Scientific Conference - The Application of Experimental and Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Energy 2018 (AEaNMiFMaE-2018)
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Article Number | 07005 | |
Number of page(s) | 13 | |
Section | Special Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Energy | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816807005 | |
Published online | 23 May 2018 |
Application of mathematical modelling when determining the parameters effect of biomass densification process on solid biofuels quality
Institute of Manufacturing Systems, Environmental Technology and Quality Management, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, STU in Bratislava, Nám. Slobody 17, 81231 Bratislava, Slovakia
* Corresponding author: peter.krizan@stuba.sk
The main aim of this paper is to present the design of experiment (DOE) and evaluation methodology for this experimental plan in order to determine the parameters effect of biomass densification process on final solid biofuels quality. One of the recovery possibilities for waste biomass raw materials is production of solid biofuels. Using a variety combination of influencing variables can be improve the final quality of solid biofuels. Raw biomass material variables influence, especially (type of raw material, particle size, moisture content, compression pressure and compression temperature) can be recognized during the production of solid biofuels. Their effect can be seen through the quality indicators; especially mentioned variables significantly influence the mechanical quality indicators of solid biofuels. In this experimental research authors would like to investigate properties and behaviour of wood raw waste biomass during densification. This contribution discusses the analysis and design of experimental process, its individual steps and their subsequent DOE leading to the development of a mathematical model that will describe this process. This paper also presents the research findings regarding the effect of influencing variables on final density of solid biofuels during densification. Aim of the experimental process is to determine the mutual interaction between solid biofuels density and influencing variables during densification. Effect of compression pressure, compression temperature, moisture content and particle size on solid biofuels density from wood sawdust was determined.
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